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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised the President-General of Ohanaeze, John Mbata, for calling him a semi-illiterate.

Speaking in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA) Local Government Area of Rivers on Friday, Wike alleged that Mbata failed to graduate from Rivers State University when he was reading law.

He boasted that he, on the other hand, holds the fourth-highest national award in Nigeria and graduated from the University of Port Harcourt and Rivers State University.

Wike said, “Ordinarily, I won’t have bothered myself but I will say it. Somebody who was a former senator said the FCT Minister is a semi-illiterate but the same person dropped out from Rivers State University when he was reading law, he could not make it.

“I went to University of Port Harcourt, finished, went to the same university he dropped out and went to the law school, today, I’m a life bencher.

“The semi-illiterate has the fourth highest national award in Nigeria".

jmoore:
Thank God you have exposed yourself here. Was Tinubu the governor of Lagos in 2009/2010?

No wonder you guys follow someone that screamed 'na statistics we go chop' because you can't interpret data.

SeeWahala:
Mschew See who is talking. They think we do not know what they are doing 😏

How can you create a new parastatal and put someone like Orji Uzor Kalu to head it? someone that Igbos themselves know will never return your yam whole after you give him to help you keep it for 1 minute

That SEDC was doomed to die right from its inception. It was just created to share money to APC goons in the south east side of Nigeria 🤗

Arostar2023:
Yaa. You hand-picked APC men to handle SEDC and you expect results? Well the federal government is in charge of the EFCC, what stopped them for prosecuting those who wasted government funds?

CorrectionFLuid:
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How will it achieve anything when it's members are installed by whoever is the president. As long as positions remain political settlements, Africa will never develop.


Exactly


Nothing. We are only hearing that of sedc because HRW is kinda pro Igbo at the moment.

The EFCC further alleged that $500,000 and $6.9m were delivered in cash, exchanged via a BDC operator, to Bodejo

Gandollar:
Data boys looking for where to hide their shame after weeklong hopes and prophecy of kwankwanso decamping to haypeecee hit the rocks. Now you want to tell us another story.
I hope you all find peace with your makers to bear the disgrace Obidients dealt on the builder of Lagos in 2023 because come 2027, the blow would send the master tragedyist to the home to his ancestors.
Go and put your house in order!

OneCandleAway:
He wants to operate like subsidy is over and expects us to swallow it.

We've been paying tax, direct tax and indirect tax, transfer tax of 50 naira once you transfer 10000

Dungurawa is an ally of Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano and national leader of the NNPP.

The decision was taken by 27 executive members of the party’s Gargari ward in Dawakin Tofa LGA during their second meeting after the general election.

The meeting was led by Shuaibu Hassan, ward chairman and Yahaya Saidu Dungurawa, the ward’s secretary.

According to the resolution, Dungurawa was removed for allegedly causing division within the party, instigating internal conflicts, failing to pay party dues, and making derogatory remarks against Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano.

The ward executives described Dungurawa’s actions as damaging to the party’s unity, image, and progress.

They said the move was in line with the party’s constitution and necessary to maintain discipline and cohesion.

In a statement, the executives said copies of the resolution have been sent to the NNPP headquarters at the local government, state, and national levels.

“A total of 27 executive members signed the resolution endorsing the decision, which was reached during the ward’s second executive meeting held two weeks after the general election, under the leadership of the Ward Chairman, Shuaibu Hassan flanked by his secretary Yahaya Saidu Dungurawa,” the executives said.

“Dungurawa was removed over allegations of creating divisions within the party, instigating internal crises, failure to pay party dues, and making abusive remarks against the Governor of Kano state.”

The executives said Kwankwaso and the Kano governor have been informed of the action and “further directives”.

The Gargari ward executives said the sack serves as a warning to party members who abuse their positions or believe they are above party rules.

They reiterated their loyalty to Kwankwaso and pledged continued support for the party governor. The executives also reaffirmed their commitment to peace, unity, and advancement of the party.

The political landscape of Kano State is poised for a major realignment as Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf prepares to formally sever ties with his longtime political benefactor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

Fresh information obtained by POLITICS DIGEST indicates that the governor is finalising plans to defect from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on or before January 6, 2026. If the move materialises, it would leave the NNPP without a single sitting governor nationwide—marking a significant setback for the party.


Roots of the Fallout:

Alleged Succession Plot

Credible sources say the decision is largely driven by an alleged plot to deny Governor Yusuf the NNPP ticket for a second term in 2027. Insiders claim that a powerful faction within the Kwankwasiyya movement has convinced Senator Kwankwaso to replace Yusuf as the party’s gubernatorial flagbearer.

This group—described by sources as a “Kwankwasiyya cabal”—is said to include the deputy governor, a serving senator, the governor’s political adviser, the state party chairman and a commissioner. Their influence, sources say, has widened the rift between Kano’s two most influential political figures to a point many now consider irreparable.


Corruption Allegations and Growing Tensions

The relationship, which reportedly began to deteriorate in 2024, was further strained by Governor Yusuf’s efforts to confront alleged corruption involving individuals close to Kwankwaso. Investigations by POLITICS DIGEST point to three major controversies that deepened the divide:

The NOVOMED Procurement Case: This involved the alleged procurement of drugs for the state’s 44 local government areas without the governor’s approval. Although the Kano State Anti-Corruption Commission was directed to investigate, the case—implicating the deputy governor and a nephew of Kwankwaso—has reportedly stalled.

Foreign Scholarship Fund Allegations: More than ₦1 billion was allegedly diverted by a member of the inner political circle. The suspect is said to be under investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and has reportedly begun refunding the funds in instalments.

Local Government Election Nomination Fees: The political adviser and state party chairman are alleged to have diverted hundreds of millions of naira in nomination fees into a private company account linked to the adviser.

A Strategic Defection with Numbers

Governor Yusuf is not expected to defect alone. Sources familiar with the plan say he is set to move with a substantial segment of Kano’s political structure. These reportedly include at least 35 of the 44 local government chairmen, 19 of the 27 members of the Kano State House of Assembly, 10 of the 13 members of the House of Representatives from the state, and 23 of the 30 commissioners.

The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly is among the senior lawmakers said to have already endorsed the planned defection, ahead of the APC’s congresses scheduled for February.


Leadership Reconfiguration: Rurum Emerges

The anticipated defection is also expected to trigger a reshuffle within the state’s political hierarchy. Party insiders say Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, a former Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly and current member of the House of Representatives, is being considered as Governor Yusuf’s preferred deputy under the APC platform.

Rurum, who commands considerable influence in Kano South, is viewed by strategists as a more politically advantageous choice to balance interests within the APC and strengthen Yusuf’s prospects for re-election in 2027.

As political calculations intensify, all eyes remain on Kano, where the unfolding developments could significantly reshape not only the state’s power dynamics but also the broader opposition landscape ahead of the next general elections.

binary123:
I believe this strike than what the Americans claim they did. Seen is believing

esnbrutality:
Illiterate.

So satellite pictures that can be doctored are now factual? Oya where are the dead bodies?

Sophisticated region sef

Charito1:
So because of Donald trump, that they remember to begin airstrike in zamfara state. Mtcheeeeewwww Nigeria air force and incompetence.